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TOP - 50 RELEVANT BREAKING NEWS

1. BYT says presidential decrees liquidating district administrative court in Kyiv are illegal

2. School district shut down for Georgia-Florida game

   The Clarke County (Ga.) School District decided to cancel school on Friday — apparently too many teachers called in sick the day before the 'Cocktail Party' showdown at Jacksonville, Fla. between Georgia and Florida, the Athens Banner-Herald reported.

3. 2 Iraq war veterans square off in 52nd Congressional District

   Republican Duncan D. Hunter, a Marine infantry officer, and Democrat Mike Lumpkin, a Navy SEAL commander, differ sharply on the conflict. One thing is certain about the Nov. 4 election: A veteran of the war in Iraq will be elected to Congress from the 52nd Congressional District in eastern San Diego County.

4. Randy Carlyle to Ducks: Shut up and play

   Echoing goalie Jean-Sebastien Giguere's comments after season-opening loss to San Jose, Ducks coach says his players should stop complaining to referees and do more to avoid penalties. After the Ducks' season opener Thursday night, a 4-1 loss to San Jose in which they took five minor penalties in the second period, leading to two power-play goals for the Sharks, Ducks goalie Jean-Sebastien Giguere had some advice for his teammates.

5. Illegal privatization cases presented to Sri Lanka Supreme Court

   Oct 12, Colombo: Advisor to President Mahinda Rajapaksa and leftist politician Vasudeva Nanayakkara is to compile all necessary documentations seeking Supreme Court intervention...

6. Blighted San Francisco district touts its history

   SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- In the Tenderloin, corner stores sell more alcohol than food, drug-addled pan handlers shake paper cups at passers-by and churches vie for real estate with strip clubs....

7. Dismal Bees shut out by Scimitars

   Bracknell Bees collapse to an uninspired 1-0 defeat by Sheffield Scimitars at the Hive.

8. Iceland stock market to stay shut

   Iceland's stock exchange says trading will remain suspended on Monday because of continuing "unusual market conditions".

9. GM to shut Mich. plant, cut 1,340 jobs

   The auto slump worked its way to two Midwestern automaking towns when GM announced it would close a Michigan plant and stop making SUVs in Wisconsin by the end of the year.

10. Yuschenko Liquidates Kyiv District Administrative Court

    Yuschenko resolved that the Central District Administrative Court of Kyiv (37 judges) and the Left-Bank District Administrative Court of Kyiv (22 judges) are established as of October 14.

11. Anderson District 4 faces $500K in budget cuts

    State budget cuts could cost Anderson School District 4 roughly $500,000 this year, school officials said Monday night. Also, the search continues for a new superintendent.

12. School District Bans Sweets as Treats, Suggests Vegetables

    A Wisconsin school district ruled that cupcakes and sweets are too unhealthy for students to pass out as treats.

13. Saint John officials probing complaints of illegal rooming house

    City officials in Saint John are investigating complaints from residents in an eastern neighbourhood that a house has been converted into an illegal rooming house.

14. Battle brews over future of Exchange District house

    One of the last remaining houses in Winnipeg's Exchange District had a controversial past - and its future could be controversial as well.

15. DCCC upgrades 5th district race

    The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has added New Jersey's fifth district to their "Red to Blue" fundaising program "once thought to be out of reach."  The Republican incumbent, Scott Garrett, faces Dennis Shulman, a blind Rabbi who has run an aggressive and surprisingly well-financed campaign in a district that hasn't elected a Democratic Congressman since 1978.  But the Red to Blue list is clearly not the DCCC's first-tier campaigns, and inclusion in the program doesn't assure any meaningful campaign dollars or substantial political support and includes over sixty House races nationally where Democrats aren't completely optimistic.  Josh Zeitz, who is challenging fifteen-term incumbent Christopher Smith in the fourth district, was added to the Red to Blue list in September.  Smith is still viewed as a safe bet for re-election.

16. Dueling polls in the 7th District

    In the 7th Congressional District, each major campaign has different poll results. A Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee poll released today shows Democrat Linda Stender with a nine point lead over Republican Leonard Lance, 40% to 31% with independent Bridgewater Councilman Michael Hsing, a former Republican, getting 8% and 18% of voters undecided. That poll’s margin of error is 4.9%. “With Leonard Lance’s support for President Bush’s failed economic agenda, and his support for denying women access to birth control, Lance has made a commitment to the status quo in this change election year,” said DCCC spokeswoman Carrie James in a statment. “This poll shows Lance’s pro-George Bush strategy is failing.”

17. Authorities shut down vast spam operation

    CHICAGO (AP) -- Federal authorities in Chicago say they've shut down one of the largest spam e-mail operations in the world. The Federal Trade Commission says the group generated e-mails promoting sales of prescription drugs and "male enhancement" pills....

18. U.S. authorities shut down international spam ring

    An international spam network was ordered to shut down, stopping what the authorities say was one of the most prolific spam gangs on the Internet.

19. Call to investigate illegal rendition claims

    There were calls yesterday for an investigation into claims that British agents were involved in the interrogation of detainees being held in Ethiopia after extraordinary rendition from neighbouring Somalia.

20. Man Tapes Woman's Mouth Shut to Make Her Listen

    A Florida man is being charged with battery and false imprisonment after binding a woman and taping her mouth shut so she would listen to him.

21. President goes beyond powers by abolishing Kyiv District Administrative Court

22. Authorities Shut Down Spam Ring

    An international spam network was ordered to shut down, stopping what the authorities say was one of the most prolific spam gangs on the Internet.

23. Same district, new allegations

    CNN's Susan Roesgen reports a Democratic congressman is accused of firing a staff-member because of an alleged affair.

24. Polluting smelters shut down

    Thirteen alloy smelting plants which have damaged farmers' skin and heavily polluted their fields were closed yesterday, Hubei provincial authorities said. An inspection team led by environmental, health and supervision officials from the Hubei provincial government arrived in Jianli county,

25. Tories shut out by ABC campaign in N.L., make gains in N.B., P.E.I.

    Premier Danny Williams's Anything But Conservative campaign delivered the desired "big goose egg" to the federal Conservatives in Newfoundland and Labrador, but the party made gains in other parts of Atlantic Canada.

26. Shut down council box at Mile One: Ellsworth

    The deputy mayor of St. John's wants city council to stop picking up the tab for a private box at Mile One Centre, calling it a waste of taxpayers' money.

27. School district of Oconee County facing budget cuts

    School officials expect to need to dip into their cash reserves to meet future cuts in state funding.

28. Reorganization of Kyiv district administration courts due to excessive workload on judges, says justice ministry

29. Court suspends decree abolishing Kyiv District Administrative Court, says BYT

30. Daley to shut some city services for six days

    Posted by Dan Mihalopoulos at 12:25 p.m.; updated at 12:50 p.m. Mayor Richard Daley said Tuesday he will shut down city services except for police and fire for three days during holiday weeks as he tries to cut spending. City...

31. Texas District Wins Prize for Schools

    The Brownsville Independent School District in Texas won what may be the nation’s most important prize for excellence in urban education on Tuesday.

32. Spam Botnet Ring Shut Down By F.T.C

    "This is pretty major. At one point these guys delivered up to one-third of all spam,"

33. Global spam operation is shut down

    Billions of e-mails were sent out urging people to click on websites featuring allegedly false drug claims, authorities said. E-mail in-boxes may be clogged with a little less spam -- at least for a while.

34. Yuschenko says reforming of Kyiv district administrative court was technical issue

35. As Consumers Keep Wallets Shut, Economic Outlook Dims

    The cutback in spending was underscored by the anecdotal in the Fed’s “beige book,” a regular survey of businesses around the country, which found pessimistic outlooks across the board.

36. Bogus spam network shut down

    Bogus spam network shut down

37. Authorities shut down huge spam ring

    Read full story for latest details.

38. District administrative court suspends president's decree appointing new head of Pechersky district court

39. Interior minister to inform president about Supreme Administrative Court chairman's illegal activities

40. Head of Ukrainian Supreme Court asks president to cancel decree on liquidation of Kyiv District Administrative Court

41. President sacks Kyiv Pechersky district court head Otrash

42. Brodeur and the Devils Shut Out the Thrashers

    Martin Brodeur made 25 saves Thursday for his 97th career shutout and Brian Rolston scored in the Devils’ 1-0 victory over the Thrashers in Atlanta.

43. Fraudsters' website shut in swoop

    A website where criminals traded credit card details and bank log-ins is shut down after a police operation.

44. Website 'for criminals' shut down

    An international website used by criminals to illegally buy and sell credit card details has been shut down, it was today emerged.

45. Yuschenko issues new decree liquidating Kyiv district administrative court and creating central and left-bank administrative courts in Kyiv (updated)